AB396: Revises provisions relating to housing. (BDR 22-232)

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to housing; requiring the governing body of certain counties and cities to adopt an ordinance to authorize the owner of certain residential properties to add accessory dwelling units to the property; setting forth certain requirements for the ordinance; providing that if the governing body of certain counties and cities does not adopt such an ordinance by January 1, 2026, accessory dwelling units are authorized on any parcel zoned for residential use without restriction; revising provisions relating to the amendment of a declaration or the termination of a common-interest community; requiring proof of certain insurance policies be furnished in a resale package to a purchaser of a unit in a common-interest community; increasing the fine that may be imposed by the Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels for certain violations; making various other changes relating to common-interest communities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.